Inside Michelle McMurry-Heath’s departure from BIO

The swift and abrupt exit followed a period of tumult as well as questions over her own performance.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ 

Sponsored by     Inside Michelle McMurry-Heath’s departure from BIO: Firings, internal clashes, and a pivotal job review By Rachel Cohrs Alex Hogan/STAT; Source photo: Melissa Lyttle for STAT Michelle McMurry-Heath, the CEO of the biotech trade association BIO, resigned earlier this month. STAT has the inside story of her departure, which followed a period of tumult and came amid questions over her own performance.  Read More Sponsor content by YouTube YouTube Health and KFF Announce Launch of Initiative to Tackle Health Equity YouTube Health is partnering with KFF on a joint initiative titled THE-IQ (Tackling Health Equity through Information Quality). Under THE-IQ, the partners will work with The Loveland Foundation, National Birth Equity Collaborative (NBEC) and Satcher Health Leadership Institute to conceptualize and produce video series that examine health equity through the lens of the respective areas of focus of the three organizations: mental health, maternal health, and healthcare access. Learn more. More great reads from STAT this week After Dobbs, medical students head abroad for abortion training By Olivia Goldhill  Boston University researchers’ testing of lab-made version of Covid virus draws government scrutiny By Helen Branswell ‘Front of the line’: For Alzheimer’s patients in successful trial, a feeling of gratitude By Drew Joseph  FDA panel votes that a controversial premature birth medication should be withdrawn By Ed Silverman  Biden officials scramble for a backup as Covid variants threaten a key therapy for immunocompromised people By Sarah Owermohle What to know about Roche’s experimental Alzheimer’s treatment By Adam Feuerstein and Damian Garde  How many? A new analysis finds 1.3 million American adults rationed insulin due to cost By Ed Silverman CDC: Signs point to an early start for flu season, with cases already ticking up in parts of the U.S. By Helen Branswell Tobacco companies shower Black Democrats with campaign cash By Nicholas Florko U.S. surgeon general says workplaces are taking a toll on Americans’ mental and physical health By Elizabeth Cooney As AI grows in medical image analysis, concern about building trust with doctors grows too By Jayne Williamson-Lee Saturday, October 22, 2022       1 Exchange Pl, Suite 201, Boston, MA 02109 ©2022, All Rights Reserved. I no longer wish to receive STAT emails Update Email Preferences | Contact Us | View In Browser